Category Archives: Apologetics

Westboro invited to Reason Rally, Ratio Christi invited to email

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

I reported Thursday the invitations of Westboro Baptist Church and Ratio Christi to upcoming atheist Reason Rally in Washington, D.C. by the National Atheist Party. I need to correct that report after hearing back from Ratio Christi’s Director of Administration, Blake … Continue reading →

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Reason Rally vs. True Reason

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

As I write this I am downloading the e-book, True Reason, which is part of a response from the Christian Apologetics Alliance to the Reason Rally coming up March 24 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Besides the book, … Continue reading →

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Walk to the Cross (Easter prep): Jesus in the Old Testament

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

I asked Professor Tim McGrew for evidence that Christians didn’t “reinterpret” Old Testament passages to be prophecies fulfilled in Jesus. As Easter approaches, it’s time to share his reply. Material referred to is Maas (and here), Edersheim, and Miller (“NWNTI, JTM, BPM, … Continue reading →

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The hand of God vs chance

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

You know the charge that the ancients naively interpreted all acts of nature to be by the hand of God? I just read 1 Samuel 6:9b: “But if not, then we will know that it was not His hand that … Continue reading →

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Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.3: Apologetics Method: Evaluating Worldviews

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

“…there is nothing impious in using arguments with unbelievers that employ their God-given reasoning abilities. Good reasoning is not ‘autonomous’ or ‘apostate,’ but rather a God-given way to discover truth.” p. 63 (Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics) “Simply put, if a worldview … Continue reading →

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Different methods in apologetics

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

http://noblindfaith.com [ updated after re-reading chapter 3 of Douglas Groothuis’ Christian Apologetics ] [ updated again after reading the introduction to Five Views on Apologetics by Stephen B. Cowan, as well as John Frame’s main article on presuppositionalism, and his … Continue reading →

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It just happened, eh?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

Louie Giglio: If the Earth Were a Golf Ball: This is cool, too: The Scale of the Universe: http://htwins.net/scale2 (h/t Jon Eck)

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Groothuis’ "Christian Apologetics" ch.2: The Biblical Basis for Apologetics

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

“False ideas are the greatest obstacles to the reception of the gospel. We may preach with all the fervour of a reformer and yet succeed only in winning a straggler here and there, if we permit the whole collective thought … Continue reading →

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Philosophers’ Carnival #138

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Maryann Spikes

Welcome again to Philosophers’ Carnival, “which aims to showcase the best philosophical posts from a wide range of weblogs. We invite submissions from bloggers and readers, and collate the submitted posts into one big round-up (or ‘carnival’) every three weeks, … Continue reading →